The meanings and practices of racial identity are continually reshaped as a result of the interplay of actions taken at the individual and institutional levels.

"Black is Beautiful!" The words were the exuberant rallying cry of a generation of black women who threw away their straightening combs and adopted a proud new

We all know there is a politics of skin color, but is there a politics of hair?In this book, Noliwe Rooks explores the history and politics of hair and beauty c

Explores the feminization, sexualization, and racialization of dance in America since the 1960s.

This simple narrative of an extraordinary life explores the power of a disinterested commitment to right and truth. Sojourner Truth: A Biography traces this rem